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Kharif planting in India registers 1.91 pc increase
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
India's Kharif crop sowing is progressing steadily, with farmers planting crops across 1,087.33 lakh hectares so far, a 1.91 per cent increase, as against 1,066.89 lakh hectares from the same period last year.
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Kharif sowing exceeds last year's figures
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Commodity-wise, paddy, pulses, oilseeds, millets, and sugarcane sowing has been higher year-on-year
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Kharif crop sowing more than previous year; rise in area under cultivation
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Paddy, pulses, oilseeds, millets, and sugarcane sowing have been higher year-on-year
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India's kharif crop sowing continues to outpace previous year's figures; p
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Farmers in India have sown Kharif crops across 979.89 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 966.40 lakh hectares in the same period of last year, according to the latest data from the Agriculture Ministry.
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Union cabinet approves Rs.1,765.67 crore Clean Plant Programme to boost ho
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the Clean Plant Programme (CPP) proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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India's kharif crop planting area rises; paddy, pulses, oilseeds all leadi
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Farmers in India have sown Kharif crops across 575.13 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 521.25 lakh hectares in the same period of last year, according to the latest data from the Agriculture Ministry.
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Horticulture production in India declined marginally in 2023-24: Agricultu
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India's horticulture production in 2023-24 is expected to be approximately 352.23 million tonnes, reflecting a decrease of about 32.51 lakh tonnes (0.91 per cent) compared to the final estimates of 2022-23.
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Total foodgrain production in India estimated to have declined in 2023-24
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Total foodgrain production in India is estimated at 3,288.52 lakh tonne in 2023-24, which is slightly lower than foodgrain production of 2022-23, as per third advance estimates of production released by agriculture ministry on Tuesday.
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CBI registers case against two Agriculture Ministry officials in bribery c
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against two senior officials in the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage (PPQS) in a bribery case.
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Israel: Record 220 million eggs produced in October despite war
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
220 million eggs were collected, and this despite the war in Gaza and the massive disruption to agricultural production in the south of the country that it caused.
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Paddy planting continues to lead India's Kharif sowing
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Crops that are sown during October and November and the produce harvested from January depending on maturity are Rabi. Crops sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains are harvested in October-November are kharif. Crops produced between Rabi and Kharif are Summer crops.
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Paddy planting continues to lead India's Kharif crops sowing
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Commodity-wise, paddy sowing is at 384.05 lakh hectares, as against 367.83 lakh hectares same period last year.
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